The Istra 1961 Post
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Yannick Touré is a medical away from Istra 1961
The deal with NK Osijek is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vinko Rozić signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Vinko Rozić and Istra 1961 agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Istra 1961
Mohamed Nasraoui and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Istra 1961
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Advan Kadušić was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Istra 1961 rebuffed over Erik Elsnik
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. NK Domzale have kept their man, and Istra 1961 go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Isaac
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Match8 Aug 2026
Istra 1961 find a way past HNK Vukovar 1991
HNK Vukovar 1991 made Istra 1961 work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Diego Saina again
The phone has started ringing about Diego Saina again, and this time the name on the line is Jarun Zagreb. Istra 1961 are listening politely and promising nothing.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Silvio Goričan gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Market Nobody at Istra 1961 has picked up the phone to Josip Radošević
- Squad Charles Agada wants to go home
- The dugout Advan Kadušić is still being punished for one mistake